Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

One drowsy afternoon Alice spots a waistcoated White Rabbit muttering about the time, follows it down a hole, and lands in a world where nothing keeps its shape or sense for long. She grows and shrinks, argues logic with a hookah-smoking Caterpillar, takes tea with the Mad Hatter, plays croquet with flamingos, and stands trial before a Queen forever calling for heads to roll. Lewis Carroll first told the story to a young girl on a boating trip, and its blend of nonsense, riddles, and sly wordplay has never gone out of print. Beneath the whimsy runs a quiet comedy about growing up and the odd rules adults live by. Read the complete text in this free PDF and EPUB edition.